Hanami

Hi. Today, I am going back to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to participate in more Hanami. Now, all of the cherry blossoms are blooming on the Cherry Esplanade. Last weekend, they were only budding. The pictures in the previous post are of trees on the Cherry Walk. They are pink-white blossoms, as you can see. The ones blossoming on the Esplanade are a darker pink. I wish my friend in Chicago were here. I remember we participated in Hanami two years ago, soon after she'd moved to New York. Yeah, she moved to NYC in January of 2005 and left in December, 2006. New York wasn't good to her. Anyway, she appreciates cherry blossoms very much. One of my dreams is to go to Kyoto. I want to be there in the spring for Hanami and in the fall for the colorful Japanese maple foliage. Someday, I wish to have a house with a yard so that I can create a Japanese garden. I wish for the house itself to be Japanese-inspired, but also Scandinavian-inspired. I want it to be a Japanavian house. :) I want to paint rosmåling on the doors. I'm an artist, albeit a blocked one. :)

Right now, I am watching a movie called, "Corrina, Corrina". I really love this film. It's one of those films that I wish to have on DVD. It's SOOO good on so many levels. It's one of those really good American films that's totally been underappreciated. After the movie is over, I am gonna shower and get dressed. Last weekend, I wore my Kamaji t-shirt. Today, I will wear either my Kodama forest spirit shirt or my Totoro shirt. I'm leaning towards the Kodama shirt. After Hanami, I am gonna go to the main post office in Manhattan to send out the two DVDs I sold today and yesterday. I'll be doing that on the way to my celebration at an Ethiopian restaurant. It's a celebration of my admittance to Columbia. But really, it's a good excuse to see my good friend from Queens and her girlfriend and a few other cool folks we know. And Ethiopian food is my all-time favorite cuisine. I always get the vegetarian combo. :) Last night, I tried to replicate the food that my friend from Kenya makes. It didn't work out too well. :( She makes these wonderful lentils and this scrumptious cauliflower dish. I tried both, but it turned out not-so-well. I guess I need practice. Anyway, I was trying to find turmeric around the neighborhood west of mine, and found a South Asian supermarket. Lots of great stuff there. :) I found my favorite masala, pav bhaji. I also found something I'd never seen before: basil seed and honey drink. It's Thai. I haven't had it yet; I'm saving it for tomorrow. Tomorrow is all about scholarships. By the way, I asked Columbia to rereview my application. I really do not understand why I was not considered for a need-based scholarship or work-study. If I haven't been broke enough to qualify for need-based scholarships, then WHO IS?

The movie is over, and it's time to shower. By the way, it's care-package sending time. I just sent one to my friend in Chicago. Another one is going out to a second dear friend far away. I love finding cool things and creating care packages for people. :) Anyway, time to go. I wanna get going so that I can spend lots of time with the cherry blossoms. I'm gonna take cell phone pics and regular camera pics as well. My next post will include many more sakura pics. It's nice to beautify my blog. :)